A fighter jet crashed during a vertical landing in the US state of Texas.
According to the report of a foreign news agency, the expensive fighter plane F35B crashed during the crash landing in the US state of Texas.
Minutes before the crash, the pilot saved his life by ejecting through the ejection seat.
According to reports, the stealth fighter jet was on a training flight at Fort Worth Joint Air Base in Texas when it crashed during a sudden vertical landing.
In the video, it can be seen that the plane landed on the runway and crashed after its landing gear touched the ground, clouds of smoke can be seen rising from the plane.
FORT WORTH, Texas – An F-35B Lightning fighter jet from Lockheed Martin crashed during a test flight on Thursday morning.
The incident occurred around 10:15 am on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth and Lockheed property. pic.twitter.com/OUihxqOKVu
— Denn Dunham (@DennD68) December 15, 2022
According to the report of the Washington Post, Brigadier General Patrick Ryder, the spokesman of the Pentagon, says that the fighter plane is owned by Lockheed Martin.
He said that the company is aware of the accident and the pilot was able to get out successfully. The Pentagon spokesman did not clarify whether the pilot was injured in the accident or not while the reasons for the accident were not revealed.